Carrot Bangor F1
Carrot Bangor F1. A very heavy yielding Nantes / Berlicum hybrid favoured by commercial producers. The large roots have excellent core colour and flavour averaging 25cm. Resistant to green-top and cracking. Stores well. Simply one of the best maincrop varieties available to gardeners.
Cultivation Advice Carrot Bangor F1
Type: Hardy Annual
Temperature Required: 12°c +
Time to Germinate: 14-21 Days
Days to Maturity: 80-90 Days
Light: Full Sun
- RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
- Dig or till the carrot bed deeply when the soil is on the dry side to avoid making lumps.
- Work the soil to a fine texture 15-25cm (6-10 in.) deep to allow the carrot roots to grow long and shapely.
- Avoid freshly-manured soil, which may produce hairy, rough roots and will cause forks and splits;
- Sow seed thinly in rows, 1cm (1/2 in.) deep, 30-40cm (12-16 in.) between the rows as soon as the danger of hard frost has passed. Try to get about 4 seeds per 2cm (1 in.).
- Thin to 16-20 carrots per 30 cm (1ft.) for fresh eating and 6-10 carrots per 30 cm (1ft.) for mature crops, depending on the root size you want, and keep weeded and watered. Dispose of thinned seedlings to avoid attracting Carrot Fly.
- As they grow, push soil up over any exposed roots to prevent a green shoulder.
